§ 15-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Health - General, § 15-101
§ 15-101. Definitions
(a-1) “Dental managed care organization” means a pre-paid dental plan that receives fees to manage dental services.
(a-2) “Dental services” means diagnostic, emergency, preventive, and therapeutic services for oral diseases.
(b-1) “Expedited eligibility” means a streamlined eligibility process, conducted by the local health departments, for medical assistance for children and pregnant women under which an eligibility determination is made promptly, but not later than 10 working days after the date of application.
(c) “Facility” means a hospital or nursing facility including an intermediate care facility, skilled nursing facility, comprehensive care facility, or extended care facility.
(d) “Former foster care adolescent” means an individual:
(d-1)(1) “Historic provider” means a health care provider, as defined in § 19-132 of this article, or a residential service agency licensed under Title 19, Subtitle 4A of this article, that, on or before June 30, 1995, had a demonstrated history of providing services to program recipients, as defined by the Department in regulations.
(e) “Managed care organization” means:
(f) “Ombudsman program” means a program that assists enrollees in resolving disputes with managed care organizations in a timely manner and that is responsible, at a minimum, for the following functions:
(g) “Primary mental health services” means the clinical evaluation and assessment of services needed by an individual and the provision of services or referral for additional services as deemed medically appropriate by a primary care provider.
(i) “Program recipient” means an individual who receives benefits under the Program.
(j) “Self-measured blood pressure monitoring” means the regular measurement of blood pressure by the patient outside the clinical setting, either at home or elsewhere, requiring the use of a home blood pressure measurement device by the patient.
(k) “Specialty mental health services” means any mental health services other than primary mental health services.
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1983, c. 95, § 1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1995, c. 500, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1996, c. 352, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 1998, c. 110, § 2, eff. April 28, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 113, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 139, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 410, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1998, c. 411, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, c. 702, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2000, c. 15, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2000, c. 16, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2000, c. 259, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2000, c. 272, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, c. 29, § 5, eff. April 10, 2001; Acts 2002, c. 83, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2002, c. 84, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2003, c. 242, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2003, c. 366, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 448, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2004, c. 262, §§ 1, 3, eff. June 1, 2004; Acts 2005, c. 82, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2006, c. 264, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2009, c. 681, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 689, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 143, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 144, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2013, c. 159, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2017, c. 28, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 810, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 820, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 821, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 445, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2020, c. 614, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 615, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020; Acts 2022, c. 135, § 5; Acts 2022, c. 669, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 670, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health - General, § 15-101, MD HEALTH GEN § 15-101
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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